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2011 Projects and Activities

1.Collection and Provision of Information related to International Exchange and Cooperation

Collection and Provision of Information

1 Collection and Provision of information through TICC official website
 Hit count: 1,042,970 hits (yearly total) / 86,914 hits (monthly average)

2. Collection and provision of information through TICC mobile website
 Hit count: 28,218 hits (yearly total) / 2,352 hits (monthly average)

3 Publication of "Living Information (a comprehensive living guide for foreign residents)" on TICC official website
 Available languages: 　　Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean
 Available information: 　　99 topics (22 topics for "Tips for a Better Living Experience," 23 for "What to Do in Case of Emergency", 54 for "Living Guide,")
 Hit count: 327,961 hits (yearly total) / 27,330 hits (monthly average)

4 Information service at Information Corner
 Number of inquires (by phone calls, e-mails, etc.): 255 cases (yearly total) / 21 cases (monthly average)

PR Activities

1 Publication of "L'ESPACE (online monthly newsletter; issued on the 1st day of each month)" on TICC official website
 Hit count: 210,992 hits (yearly total) / 17,583 hits (monthly average)

2.Education and Coordination to Promote International Exchange and Cooperation

Coordination and Communication with international associations

1 Activities related to Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
(1) Recognized Local International Exchange Associations general meeting 2011(Friday, May 13, 2011)
(2) Recognized Local International Exchange Associations Kanto Region Working Group on Partnership for Emergencies first meeting
Translation support and training (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)
(3) Recognized Local International Exchange Associations Kanto Region information exchange meeting 2011
Recognized Local International Exchange Associations Kanto Region Working Group on Partnership for Emergencies second meeting (Thursday, March 1, 2012)

2 Activities related to international associations of local governments
(1) Tokyo International Exchange Groups Association general meeting (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)
(2) Workshop
First workshop: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Theme: "What happened to foreign residents in Sendai when the great earthquake hit Japan"
Lecturer: Nobuko Sudo, Sendai International Relations Association
Participation: 57 participants
Second workshop: Thursday, March 2, 2012
Theme: "About a new residence management system"
Lecturer: Yoshiaki Sawada, Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau
Participation: 80 participants
(3) Preparation and Publication of Tokyo International Exchange Groups Association Members Directory 2011 edition

3 Implementation of Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents and other related activities

(1) Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents (18 times) 　
Total number of consultation cases: 228 cases /
Volunteer translators: 306 translators in 22 languages
(2) Tokyo Supporting Network for Foreign Residents management meetings (4 times)
(3) Workshops for interpreters and consultants
1) Theme: "Foreign resident support for multicultural society: Its future direction and roles of language volunteers"
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011
Attendance: 31 people
2) Theme: "Interpretation skills for community interpreters: Learning through role-play (part 2)"
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Attendance: 57 people
3)Theme: "Promoting higher education among foreign national students"
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Attendance: 30 people
(4) Advertisement for Free Professional Consultation for Foreign Residents
Publication and distribution of flyers of Free Professional Consultations for Foreign Residents (5 types in 12 languages; 15,000 copies total)

Holding of International Citizen Forum in TOKYO

1. International Citizen Forum in TOKYO
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Location: JICA Global Plaza
Program: 4 working sessions
Attendance: 169 people

Holding of Association for International Communication and Cooperation TOKYO

1. Association for International Communication and Cooperation TOKYO general meeting (once)
2. Planning Committee meetings (5 times)
3. Information Distribution Working Group meetings (3 times)

Establishing a system for providing information to people who are not native speakers of Japanese: Discussion and promotion of "Wakaru Nihongo"

1. "Communicable Japanese" Review Committee meetings (4 times)
2. Implementation of "Fact-finding survey concerning information delivery to those who are not native speakers of Japanese" (first survey, second survey)
3. Publication of committee report (January)
4. Publication of committee report on its website